News from February 2013
Pa. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves bill abolishing scandal-plagued Phila. Traffic Court
Pennsylvania’s Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two bills that would eliminate
Pepper Hamilton chooses former federal judge and FBI Director Louis Freeh as new chair
The former FBI director and federal judge who made national news last year when he was
Pa. Attorney General taps law school professor, former federal prosecutor to lead Sandusky investigation
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has announced the appointment of a law
Community Legal Services opens new headquarters in North Phila.
Community Legal Services, a nonprofit public interest law firm that provides free legal
Pa. Supreme Court indefinitely suspends three Phila. Traffic Court judges in wake of 'ticket-fixing' scandal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended three judges who sat in
Calif. man files gypsum board antitrust complaint, brings total class actions to three
Gypsum board class action suits keep pouring in federal court in Philadelphia.
McQueary's attorney: Penn State's preliminary objections in whistleblower case are without legal merit
A lawyer representing fired Penn State assistant football coach Michael McQueary has
Five more former players join NFL concussion litigation
Five more plaintiffs have joined the National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury
Suit blaming IRS for man's starvation and 24-year unemployment is dismissed
A man who blames his health problems on his 24-year unemployment, a decades-long jobless period he contends is the fault of the Internal Revenue Service for not hiring him as a data entry clerk, has had his complaint against the government agency dismissed by a federal judge.
Another federal antitrust class action filed against makers of gypsum board
A week after two men filed a federal antitrust class action suit against the makers of
Woman caught on video being punched by since-fired Philly cop sues city and former officer
The Delaware County woman who was at the center of a controversial police “sucker
Reactions pour in in wake of Phila. Traffic Court 'ticket-fixing' scandal
The future of the Philadelphia Traffic Court appears uncertain in the wake of a judicial
Post-trial briefs in Bondex asbestos bankruptcy case due Feb. 6
Weeks after an estimation hearing took place before a federal judge in Pittsburgh
Sandusky judge denies defense post-trial motions, sets stage for possible Superior Court appeal
The judge who handled the serial molestation case involving former Penn State assistant
Morgan Lewis & Bockius partners with Montco D.A.'s Office for pro-bono legal services program
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office recently announced that it has
Sweeping federal indictment alleges widespread instances of 'ticket-fixing' at Phila. Traffic Court
Federal prosecutors in eastern Pennsylvania on Jan. 31 unsealed a sweeping indictment